My teacher gave me a copy of an activity that the kids seem to like, and it can be used a a formative assessment. Basically, the kids get a paper with 12 cards on it. They cut out the cards and begin with the one that says 'start.' They flip over the start card and solve the problem on the back. The answer to this problem is on the front of one of the other cards. Students find the answer, flip that card over, and solve the next problem. They keep going until they get to the card that says 'end.' After the students get the cards in the right order they glue them onto a separate piece of paper.
I have used this activity a couple times in different classes. The kids enjoy using scissors and glue, and it is a lot more fun and hands-on than a worksheet. I have also noticed that it lets the students do a bit of self assessment as well. On a worksheet they could write in the wrong answer and have no idea, but with this activity they know if they did something wrong. If they can't find the answer that they got on the remaining cards, they know they need to go back and rework the problem.
This activity is great because you can put in any kind of problems that you want to. In my enhanced class we put problems on the cards that let students practice combining like terms. I have attached the blank template for you guys, as well as one on factoring polynomials that I used as a review before a quiz for an Algebra Elective class. If you have any questions about it, let me know!
A few months ago, my CT wanted me to plan a review activity for our algebra classes. I wanted to do something that would be fun for the students and would give me a good idea of what they needed to work on. I went online, and I found a bingo template that is really easy to use in Excel.. All you have to do is type in your questions and their corresponding answers into a spreadsheet, and it creates 30 different bingo cards for you. It also creates a call sheet that has all of your questions and answers on it. Here is the website that I found: http://www.teachforever.com/2008/11/create-custom-bingo-review-game-easily.html. This website has the original bingo template as well as several sample bingo games that you can download and take a look at.
When we played the bingo game in class, I had the students do all of their work on individual whiteboards. I set an egg timer with a set amount of time for each problem, and when the timer went off I had the students hold up their whiteboards so I could see their answers. This was a great formative assessment. If most of the students got a wrong answer to a problem, we would go through it on the whiteboard so all of the students could see it. If all of the students got a correct answer, i knew that they got it and we moved on. Once they got the correct answer, the students used a marker or pencil to cross off that box on their bingo card.
The bingo review was a huge hit with my students! There are only 25 questions in the review game, but it was more than enough to keep us occupied for the whole class period. The students had to work out all of the problems on their own, and I addressed any misconceptions that I saw. Now the students ask to play bingo as a review before every test, and I think that I have created three different bingo games for them! This activity could also be used in any content area. I put math problems and answers in my bingo games, but you could put words and their definitions or anything you could think of in the game. Not only do my students love it, I have a fun time whenever we play bingo too. Let me know if you try it out or have any questions!
Turnover Cards
My teacher gave me a copy of an activity that the kids seem to like, and it can be used a a formative assessment. Basically, the kids get a paper with 12 cards on it. They cut out the cards and begin with the one that says 'start.' They flip over the start card and solve the problem on the back. The answer to this problem is on the front of one of the other cards. Students find the answer, flip that card over, and solve the next problem. They keep going until they get to the card that says 'end.' After the students get the cards in the right order they glue them onto a separate piece of paper.
I have used this activity a couple times in different classes. The kids enjoy using scissors and glue, and it is a lot more fun and hands-on than a worksheet. I have also noticed that it lets the students do a bit of self assessment as well. On a worksheet they could write in the wrong answer and have no idea, but with this activity they know if they did something wrong. If they can't find the answer that they got on the remaining cards, they know they need to go back and rework the problem.
This activity is great because you can put in any kind of problems that you want to. In my enhanced class we put problems on the cards that let students practice combining like terms. I have attached the blank template for you guys, as well as one on factoring polynomials that I used as a review before a quiz for an Algebra Elective class. If you have any questions about it, let me know!
Bingo
A few months ago, my CT wanted me to plan a review activity for our algebra classes. I wanted to do something that would be fun for the students and would give me a good idea of what they needed to work on. I went online, and I found a bingo template that is really easy to use in Excel.. All you have to do is type in your questions and their corresponding answers into a spreadsheet, and it creates 30 different bingo cards for you. It also creates a call sheet that has all of your questions and answers on it. Here is the website that I found: http://www.teachforever.com/2008/11/create-custom-bingo-review-game-easily.html. This website has the original bingo template as well as several sample bingo games that you can download and take a look at.
When we played the bingo game in class, I had the students do all of their work on individual whiteboards. I set an egg timer with a set amount of time for each problem, and when the timer went off I had the students hold up their whiteboards so I could see their answers. This was a great formative assessment. If most of the students got a wrong answer to a problem, we would go through it on the whiteboard so all of the students could see it. If all of the students got a correct answer, i knew that they got it and we moved on. Once they got the correct answer, the students used a marker or pencil to cross off that box on their bingo card.
The bingo review was a huge hit with my students! There are only 25 questions in the review game, but it was more than enough to keep us occupied for the whole class period. The students had to work out all of the problems on their own, and I addressed any misconceptions that I saw. Now the students ask to play bingo as a review before every test, and I think that I have created three different bingo games for them! This activity could also be used in any content area. I put math problems and answers in my bingo games, but you could put words and their definitions or anything you could think of in the game. Not only do my students love it, I have a fun time whenever we play bingo too. Let me know if you try it out or have any questions!